Wednesday, September 21, 2016

Red Button Ginger

I have a striking Red Button Ginger plant right outside my apartment. The four foot tall stalks have a cone shaped bulb that releases one flower at a time in a spiral pattern. 


The bulb has a sweet nectar that attracted several ants.



Each flower only blooms for one day. Here you can see a withered flower, one in full bloom, and one about to emerge.


One stalk had a bulb that consistently produced twins. 


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